The Toughest, Most Rewarding Work + MORE

For the past month I have been reading a book based on the life of Tulsidas, one of the greatest religious poets of India. He is credited with rewriting the Ramayana in “khadi boli” – the language of the common folks – so that people could easily sing the hymns and awaken the spirit of the great classic…

By Steve Wickham –
“Self-leadership. Nobody – I mean nobody – can do this work for us. Every leader has to do this work alone, and it isn’t easy. In fact, because it’s such tough work most leaders avoid it. We would rather try to inspire or control the behaviour of others than face the rigorous work of self-reflection and inner growth…

What is your passion? Come on, you can say it out loud, don’t be afraid. Let me help you: “My passion is _______________” There, all you need to do is simply fill in the blank.
Oh, are you thinking that you don’t know what your passion is? Maybe I can help you figure it out. Write down a few possible contenders, and then ask yourself the following questions with regard to each one:
1) Does doing it, or thinking about it make you feel good about yourself?
2) Is it something you enjoy doing so much that you would do it for free, or even pay money to be able to do it?
3) When you are doing it, do you lose track of time?
4) When you are talking about it do you become more animated and enthusiastic?
5) If circumstances allowed you to spend more time doing it, would you?
If you answered yes to most of these questions for one of your contenders, then you found a winner…

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Be fearless! I love this video by The Case Foundation. Allow it to inspire you. Dream big. Take a chance. Fail fast. Have fun. 

Promise me that you'll take one step toward your dream. Today. The world needs your talent, beauty and love. Tess xo

I’ve been to a lot of meetings in my life. I usually bring a notebook and take notes along the way. Many times I need to consolidate what I’ve heard and put out a summary to the participants about what was discussed and actions we have decided to take.

I’ve used a lot of different documents  to record items, including plain paper, ruled paper, and my popular note taking template…

Exercise: most of us hate it and wish we did it more often. The key? Finding a routine that doesn’t take too long but also doesn’t try to pack two hours of work into four minutes, leaving you feel like you’re lucky to be alive. Over the last couple of years, tons of of quick exercise routines you can actually stick to have surfaced…